Prologue
The cries of a newborn kitten echoed in the alley. Her tiny fingers clung to her mother's fur; her cries slowly stopping as she felt for the first time the warmth from her mother.
Her eyes opened. Bright brown eyes looked around up at her mother.
"She's perfect, just perfect and so beautiful." Her mother smiled and gently stroked the child's head. "My perfect baby girl is so beautiful." The kitten smiled and yawned.
"You sure you want to this? She would be better off with you; you are her mother after all."
"No. she can't stay with me. She would have no life with me. She deserves better than what I can offer her." Tears started to fall down her face as she held the kitten closer.
"It's only right that you name her. She is your child."
The kitten yawned again. She smiled at her mother as she fell into sleep. "Star. Her name is Star." Her mother gently kissed her. "Grow up and be good my little Star. Maybe one day I'll get to see you again.
With that she handed the kitten over to waiting arms. "Your little star will be safe, I promise you. She has a good home waiting for her." As her kitten disappeared into the night in a stranger's arms, the mother buried her face in her hands and cried.